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Corporate Event

AOL Time Warner Demerger

Also Known As AOL spinoff
Corporate Breakups and Divestitures

In December 2009, Time Warner spun off AOL as an independent, publicly traded company, unwinding the January 2000 merger nine years after it closed. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Event Type
Divestiture (spinoff) 1
Event Year
2009 1
Connections

Associated With

AOL, Companies and Brands
Source Wikipedia, AOL Time Warner
Finance, Practice Disciplines
Media and Entertainment Industry, Industries
Source Wikipedia, AOL Time Warner
Time Warner, Companies and Brands
Source Wikipedia, AOL Time Warner

Companies Involved

AOL, Companies and Brands
Source Wikipedia, AOL Time Warner
Time Warner, Companies and Brands
Source Wikipedia, AOL Time Warner
Sources
1. Wikipedia, AOL Time Warner
Wikipedia
  • History section, AOL merger paragraph
    Its 2001 merger with AOL, which formed AOL Time Warner, became one of worst business deals in corporate history, which led to the company revert its name to Time Warner in 2003.
  • Time Warner (2003-2018), Divestments
    In 2009, Time Warner spun out its Time Warner Cable division (which is now part of Charter Communications), and later AOL, as independent companies.
  • Companies Involved: AOL
  • Companies Involved: Time Warner
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